San Francisco’s mayor fired the city’s police chief today after cops shot and killed an unarmed black woman in a suspected stolen car. Protesters have demanded the chief’s ouster for months in the wake of a series of racially charged incidents. Read story here. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
May 16th, 2016 - 2:16 pm § in Politics
A 5-minute primer on vote supression
Politics is a dirty, bare-knuckles business. But of all the dirty rotten things Republicans do, none are nastier than their attempts to keep American citizens from voting in their own country — a right our veterans fought and died for. Of course, they rarely come right out and say “we do[...]
May 14th, 2016 - 8:29 am § in Uncategorized
Chicago takes another big step toward police reform
Chicago’s Democratic mayor, who recently replaced the police chief, has abolished the city’s ineffectual police-run review board and is replacing it with a civilian agency as a further step toward taming one of America’s most racist, violent, and out-of-control police departments. [...]
May 13th, 2016 - 3:02 pm § in Uncategorized
Racist barber pulls gun on black guy asking for haircut
Larry Thomas, 65, faces criminal charges after displaying a gun to a black man who entered his barber shop and asked for a haircut and shave. According to neighbors, this isn’t the first time Thomas has run off African-Americans. He says, “I don’t do black hair.” Meanwhile, t[...]
May 11th, 2016 - 9:54 pm § in Uncategorized
George Zimmerman auctions Trayvon Martin death gun
Vigilante George Zimmerman needs money, so he’s auctioning the pistol he used to kill Trayvon Martin. Bids start at $5,000 if you’re interested. And if you are interested, you’re one sick puppy; please seek professional help. (Read story here.) Photo: Zimmerman is all smiles. Why s[...]
May 9th, 2016 - 6:49 am § in Uncategorized
School changes Muslim student’s name to “Isis” in yearbook
This is Bayan Zehlif’s high school yearbook photo. Zehlif, 17, attends Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The school says it was an inadvertent misidentification with another student who attends the school, and that it’s working to remedy the situation. The Los Angeles[...]
April 30th, 2016 - 9:27 am § in Uncategorized
Okla. jury convicts pay-to-play cop of killing unarmed black suspect
A millionaire insurance executive who provided equipment and fancy vacations to the Tulsa sheriff’s department in return for “reserve deputy” status, falsified training records, and being allowed to go on patrol with real officers was convicted of manslaughter by an all-white jury [...]
More than just football players
The NCAA must do more to help prepare current and former student athletes for life after sports. A start would be allowing kids to actually major in subjects they are interested in. In 2002, I received an athletic scholarship, for basketball, from the University of Washington. I attended the schoo[...]
$6,000,000 for their son
The City of Cleveland has agreed to pay the family of Tamir Rice, 12, who was gunned down by an incompetent rookie police officer, two payments of $3 million each to settle their civil suit against the city. Rice was playing with a toy gun in a public park when he was killed by a […][...]